Lancia and Audi's 1983 Monte duel has inspired a new movie:
https://youtu.be/EDjImq6gI1A?si=BJH3botI_ny_Krc-
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Lancia and Audi's 1983 Monte duel has inspired a new movie:
https://youtu.be/EDjImq6gI1A?si=BJH3botI_ny_Krc-
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/vote-...rc-rally-ever/
I was hoping this would be instance-specific, in which case I would have voted for the 1993 RAC Rally. As it stands, I don’t know whether to vote for RAC/GB thrice or vote my genuine favourite three (NZ and Monte) :D
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Originally Posted by 240RS
OH... "Niki Lauda" doing rallyes too. What a driver!
Such a nice clip
https://twitter.com/OfficialWRC/stat...wUbcNaNrQ&s=19
Still sad to see him there and know he's not around anymore :(Quote:
Originally Posted by seb_sh
Don't know if this was posted before, I only saw it today, nice interview with Nicky Grist, among others tells the story of him and McRae at Skoda in Australia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOMBJg4nJLo
But before that... there is "Ferrari", starring Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz. Has anybody seen it already?Quote:
Originally Posted by 240RS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERIBTIlVVJQ
And... did anybody see Lamborghini?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzqwRxorvKE
Howard at Prodrive, great watch
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1048541099756651
Autosport top50 drivers
https://www.autosport.com/topic/top-...-of-2023/2571/
Anyone else who think this is a weird list? Hulkenberg ahead of Johan Kristofferson, Bortoleto quite high and Norris ahead of Hamilton, Alonso and Rovanpera. I mean, Lawson ahead of Ogier?!
yeah, and no Loeb
It's always heavily biased in favour of F1; and series with a small number of top drivers tend to do poorly......Quote:
Originally Posted by Mackie
except getting 2nd in dakar, what did loeb do this year?Quote:
Originally Posted by ictus
Hulkenberg in that list :D :D lol
The 'VHS Rallies' project is coming to an end (as expected. Thanks for their efforts), but in their closing statement they say:
https://twitter.com/VHSRallies/statu...31490532348306Quote:
Recently, however, I have been made aware that a deal has been struck that will see much of the
footage that originally inspired me released again - in better quality than I could ever aspire to
achieve from old VHS tapes, I expect, and with the potential for additional footage, never before
seen, to be enjoyed at last.
I would have dearly loved to have been a part of this process, of course, but since I could never
hope to bring any of the money required to make it happen, that seems unlikely to be the case. It
looks instead like I'll be waiting for it, like everyone else, and hopefully enjoying it, like everyone else.
Anybody heard anything? Dirtfish video on demand service? Presumably concerns the Duke Video archive? If it were Rally.TV related, the line in bold wouldn't really make sense.
So.... probably more old school rallying videos going behind paywalls? The world sucks, man hahah
It is indeed sad to see it shuttered, many dozens, possibly hundreds of hours of mine have been lost to VHSR! Luckily there seems to be a lot more channels doing a similar thing (at least in terms of uploads, not necessarily the work to get those videos digitised) and some of VHSR’s old staples like Burns/Wilson era BRC are now on YouTube through other channels instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
Recently I have been poring over some cracking WRC reviews of 1994, ‘95 and ‘96
1994: https://youtu.be/e3wmrrcACRA?si=rzCI8lRzgLL6H0bp
1995 rounds 1-7 playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL...TrrOUONGc2cI48
‘95 RAC: https://youtu.be/yzKbNB_WcZI?si=GhtXQF60Qpwt7M_q
1996: https://youtu.be/tQMLOw2AJwY?si=K3cvTPCoREJLnL_h
Hopefully the project VHSR speaks of won’t be too far off, won’t conflate the broad spectrum of rallying with just the WRC, and won’t be obscenely priced. All this hard work costs money and I suppose VHSR has a day job that requires priority :D
I’d hazard a guess it’s the AMTV archive ( Alastair Miller) as that was for sale recently ?Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
It's good to see such movie on the official website of Stellantis :)
https://www.media.stellantis.com/em-...nuary-5th-2024
Seems I was wrong, it’s actually due to Dirtfish buying the BHP Sport archive 12 months ago and looking to make it commercially available.Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
Ahhh, maybe I can finally re-watch the 1987 British Open Championship finally :D
Just me or all of that Dakar Hype is already dead? I mean, sure, Im interested... but not like the past 2 years.
Weird...
No it’s not dead, whilst I wish it would be run over 3 weeks and in more than just one country, the scenery is still beautiful, the fight is still intense and this might be the first time since 2021 that a manufacturer other than Toyota will take the win. Also since 2021 you have the classics category to watch which is always interesting. The biggest shame is that there’s only Eurosport’s highlights of one hour after each day, and in this day & age, you’d expect a lot more coverage, especially from a race that is as unique as the Dakar.Quote:
Originally Posted by lmmjvss
Yeah, but more coverage would cost money; and the ASO don't like spending when they don't have to....... #cheapskates #tightarsesQuote:
Originally Posted by Eli
I'm actually quite surprised about Duke not going on an attack.Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
I remember finding some old VHS tapes myself that I uploaded. Loads got taken down by Duke, even stuff they never had (other productions). And the ones that Duke also had, wasn't made by Duke, but was sold to Duke so they could distribute it to other parts of the world. So it should in reality only be geo-locked. Duke used to be extremely takedown-oriented.
What I meant about the Hype about Dakar was "THE HYPE", not the actuaaal race, cuz yep, it is a great racing. But I was feeling that the whole "OH NOW EVERYBODY WANTS TO RACE DAKAR" hype was cooling off, u'know?
Just read that Audi is shutting down their program to focus on F1, for example. Such a shame, that was a really cool and different car. WEC hype will probably also cool off after 2025 (maybe?) Same way Rallycross, TouringCars and FormulaE hypes ended. Motocross is experiencing this huuuuge boom with Stark, Beta, GasGas, Triumph, Ducatti all joining (or at least trying to join) the American and World Championships.
Cycles... motorsport is all about Cycles.
Haven´t seen Dimviii for a while now. Anyone did? Would like to share a good cup of coffee with him again. Or beer...
here i am Per!
will you come at Greece again?
Aaahhh! Great!! I´d like to. Nothing written in stone yet. We´ll see.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Sudden Thoughts: If we exclude "WRC" from "Rally discussions in life in general", theres no "discussions" anymore.. just good racing, great videos on the internet, great fun for drivers and spectators, rad cars, ugly cars, people trying new weird stuff. MAYBE the WORLD Championship is the problem........... We keep talking about this here and it sucks and we are missing all the great stories happening in every other national championship, local championship...... u'know? We are not sharing local stories, we are not talking bout OUR rally cars... we keep talking about WHAT MILLION EURO CARS THESE RICH COMPANIES SHOULD BE RACING NEXT YEAR? hahaha dammit, WRC is losing me day by day
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Originally Posted by lmmjvss
So I change subject.
Guys, what rallycars did you own and actually drove in (local) rallies? Tell me. Brand, years (wins?) etz.
I promise I will give answers too.
Please, get started!!
EPS Motorsport is building a replica of the mid engined quattro mule, one can follow the build on YouTube:
https://youtube.com/@EPSDaveRowe?feature=shared
I have a feeling that Toyota will not win WRC and WEC in 2024. Add losing Dakar too.
It could be a "bad" year for the Japanese brand.
Monte Shakedown confirmed what many suspected all along - the drivers' championship is a three-horse race.
If you add the interloopers - Ogier, Rovanpera and Lappi - you get a total of 6 who can realistically win a round outright. Overall, Abiteboul's stated target of 5/6 wins would appear low if he is keen on both championships. It does appear that Toyota and Hyundai will split all 13 rounds between them. Even allowing for a higher ratio of second car placings, the minimum target cannot be less than 7.
On a different note, there is bound to be an intense rivalry between Neuville and Tanak. Some tasty fights worth looking forward to.
I suppose since I decided on Thursday morning to support Pajari in WRC2 because I like the sound of his name, I should pass some comments on him.
It turns out he's Finnish (I thought he was Hungarian) and drives for Toyota. He looks so young. He has a woman co-driver, Enni Mälkönen, which is nice to see. He won JWRC, I knew I'd heard of him somewhere.
I watched him through the stages in RMC. He... came for snow and ice, and kind of ambled around on the tarmac. I suppose I shall draw comfort from him coming top of the drivers who weren't entered for points. I am also tickled that Ciamin said at one stage end that he was in a battle with Pajari because I don't think Pajari was having a battle with Ciamin.
So, I think he'll do.
The Toyota 3-cylinder, though, sounds like half a V6. Not good.
Roll on Sweden.
It must be very cool for the riders doing the "small" british hard enduro championship and seeing on the entrylist THE CURRENT FIM WORLD HARD ENDURO CHAMPION Mani Lettenbichler... AND multi time champion Jonny Walker.
Cuz, you know, in these championships where the "top class" is just a "regular bike", you may end up facing THE WORLD CHAMPION in a small event. Lots of people still going to the woods to watch those fellas ride, even more when WORLD CHAMPIONS are racing there, "out of nothing", simply because "Oh they are all on the same bike". These feelings push me into "Ok, WRC top class gotta be Rally2. We gotta be closer to these "national" championships. Whats the point on being the PLAYBOY series, u'know? "OH BUT FORMULA 1" shhh, to hell with F1, jeezz haha
(I keep talking way too much with myself...)
Not rally discussion, but easily bar talk topic..
BREAKING news!
Fan or not, but for sure it shakes motorsport world and fans.
Hamilton joins Ferrari from 2025!
Now all we need is Verstappen in Mercedes lol, but in all seriousness, not really surprised as Ferrari were silent about Carlos for some time and we also know Sainz Sr. is/was with Audi in the Dakar so it was only time before his son followed suit.Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeR
Hamilton said several times he'd like to drive for Ferrari, seems everyone does at some point, all great champions have except for Senna who also said he wanted to do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eli
Sainz wanted to stay and was negotiating with Ferrari until a couple weeks ago. In 2025 there are openings at all teams except for Ferrari and McLaren. The Sainz Sr. connection is obvious but I think there are more important things so it could mean something or it could mean nothing. He's shown enough that most teams would want him so in my opinion Red Bull or Mercedes could also be possible destinations. Maybe Audi will bring out the checkbook and offer him a long term deal, who knows. The Silly Season is going to be great this year.